Legal Opinion

Sherman H. Skolnick v. Charles T. Martin, Arthur Lilly, and Charles R. Perrigo

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 6, 1963No. 13948_1PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HASTINGS, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Sherman H. Skolnick appeals from a judgment order of the district court, Honorable Richard B. Austin, presiding, dismissing his complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.

A brief résumé of the background of this present action follows.

On May 23, 1958, plaintiff filed a civil damage action in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (58-C-7219). Defendants named in this state court action were his stockbrokers, Homblower and Weeks and the partners in that firm, including Arthur Lilly and Charles R. Perrigo. This complaint charged…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. William L. Hanna v. Home Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  3. Bottone v. LindsleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
  4. Moffett v. Commerce Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
  5. Charles Smith v. The Village of Lansing, a Municipal Corporation Donald P. McFadyen Evert C. Schultz and Jesse WrightCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Paul Rhodes v. Clarence A. H. Meyer, Paul Rhodes v. Richard M. Van SteenbergCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
  3. Eldon O. Haldane v. Wilhelmina Helen King Chagnon, Horace N. Freedman, Lloyd S. Nix, Allen Miller, Wilfred H. TomlinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
  4. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. Charles E. LawrensonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
  5. Hill v. McClellanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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